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Paradise tree snake

Chrysopelea paradisi

Oor die naam: The species name paradisi comes from the Latin paradisus or the Greek paradeisos, which means park.1

OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.

Agtertandslange

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The paradise tree snake is a snake that can glide through the air. It lives in forests in Southeast Asia, where it flattens its body and launches itself from treetops to travel between trees. It is special because it has no legs or wings, yet it can move through the air in a controlled way.1

Leef in

Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore1

Asië

Tuis

It is mostly found in moist forests and spends its whole life in trees. Encounters with people are rare, but one case involved a snake hanging from a window grill next to a bedroom.1

Lengte

1 m (3,3 ft)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 5,3 km/h (3,3 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats mostly lizards and bats. It can also constrict its prey, which means it squeezes the animal to subdue it.1

Foto van Paradise tree snake — Paradise tree snake. Foto: Alan Couch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

It has a long, cylindrical body with no legs or wings.1
When gliding, it stretches its body into a flattened strip using its ribs.1
In flight, its body moves in a wave-like motion while its head stays relatively steady.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

It is mildly venomous and has enlarged teeth at the back of the upper jaw, known as rear fangs. Its venom is made in Duvernoy's glands, which are found in many related snakes. The venom is delivered by these rear fangs during a bite.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

It is considered mildly venomous. Because it is uncommon and lives high in trees, bites to people are rare. One reported bite in 2013 was to a 45-year-old woman's right thumb when she tried to close her bedroom windows.1

As dit byt

Was die byt, hou die persoon kalm en kry mediese hulp. Sommige spesies (soos die boomslang) kan ure later dodelik wees.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 2 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 6 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 68 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Paradise tree snake in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Paradise tree snake omtrent 5,3 km/h (3,3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It can glide a horizontal distance of 10 metres (33 feet) or more from the top of a tree.1

To glide, it flattens its body into a strip by spreading its ribs.1

In the air, its cross-section becomes triangular, which helps it glide.1

Slow-motion photography shows it moves its body in waves during flight, suggesting controlled flight.1

It usually starts a glide with an anchored J-loop take-off.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Chrysopelea paradisi
Groep: Agtertandslange
Familie: Colubridae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Asië
Babas: It reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous).1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Chrysopelea paradisi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Chrysopelea paradisi (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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